Utilizing the transverse-mounted engine, front-wheel drive, monocoque ( unibody ) construction and " one-box " design, the Chrysler minivans offered better traction, size, and driving characteristics.

Rambler offered a four-door of this body style in 1956, followed by Mercury, Oldsmobile, and Buick in 1957 ; Chrysler entered the market in 1960.

DeLorean's time at Chrysler lasted less than a year, ending when he was offered a US $ 14, 000 salary at Packard Motor Company under supervision of noted engineer Forest McFarland.

Most Plymouth models offered from the late 1970s onward, such as the Volaré, Acclaim, Laser, Neon, and Breeze, were badge-engineered versions of Chrysler, Dodge, or Mitsubishi models.

The higher performance fuel-injected version of the 2. 2L engine later offered in the Chrysler K-cars was never offered in the Caravan, and the 2-bbl version would remain the base powerplant until mid-1987.

Although the SWB model, which had accounted for half of all sales in Canada, cost approximately $ 2, 000 less and offered a four-cylinder engine option with improved fuel economy, Chrysler executives stated the SWB Caravan was discontinued to accommodate new features offered in the Grand Caravan, consistent with the demands of the majority of the minivan market.

Although he did not finish either event, his driving attracted attention ; a private Porsche team offered Toivonen a car for the 1000 Lakes Rally, as did Chrysler for the Lombard RAC Rally.

Other hatchbacks which conformed to the new hatchback format included the 1978 Chrysler / Talbot Sunbeam Ti with and brisker acceleration than the Golf and followed a year later by the 2. 2 litre Talbot Lotus Sunbeam offered a then astonishing and a 0-60 mph time of around 6. 8 seconds ,, Peugeot 104 ZS and Simca 1100 TI ( 1974 ).

Chrysler first offered a 2. 2 turbo in the Daytona and Laser in 1984 and also offered it in the Lancer / Lebaron GTS and Shadow / Sundance hatchbacks.

Chrysler offered the Carroll Shelby prepared turbocharged Dodge Omni GLH in 1985 to 1986 with ( which was reputed to stand for " Goes Like Hell "), and in 1986 the intercooled GLHS ( Goes Like Hell Somemore ).

In the early 1970s, with the rise of interest in sub-compact cars, Chrysler offered the Hillman Avenger in North America as the Plymouth Cricket.

Chrysler offered a 5 year or warranty, or a Protection Plan with outer body rust-through protection, based on United States Automobile Club tests.

As the station wagon declined in North America, manufacturers offered faux wood trim on SUVs and minivans ( e. g., the Jeep Cherokee and Chrysler minivans ).

Chrysler offered simulated wood as an option for the Chrysler PT Cruiser, introduced in 2000 — and aftermarket firms offered kits as well.

From April 1988 on, Chrysler also offered the Dodge Shadow on several European markets.

1954 was the last year the long wheelbase sedan was offered by Chrysler.

The classic Chrysler fins that made the car unique no longer existed and now only 4-door models were offered in wagon, sedan, and hardtop models.

The four-cylinder and 3. 0 L V6 were available with an TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission ( the A413 on the 4-cylinder and the A670 on the 6-cylinder engines ), while the 3. 3 L was offered solely with Chrysler's then-new electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission, known as the Ultradrive or A604 ( List of Chrysler transmissions ).

The entire 2008 U. S. run of 6, 400 cars were pre-sold ( many of which for above MSRP ), and production commenced on May 8, 2008 ; Chrysler Canada offered a further 670 + SRTs uniquely badged as the Challenger 500 ( paying homage to Charger and Coronet 500s ) all of which were shipped to Canadian Dodge dealers.

Among the programs in which Merrill appeared are: The 20th Century-Fox Hour, Wagon Train, Studio 57, Studio One, Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Rawhide, Laramie, Sam Benedict, Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( the episode " Manacled " original air date 1957 ), Zane Grey Theater, The Twilight Zone, General Electric Theater, Ben Casey, Combat !, The Outer Limits, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Marcus Welby, M. D., Medical Center, Kung Fu, and Cannon.

Chrysler offered an automatic headlamp control system in the 1960's called " Sentinel " lights ; then discontinued the option after its large cars were redesigned for the 1969 model year.

The term " hoosier " began to take on its negative connotation in St. Louis during the mid-1950s when the Chrysler Corporation built a large automobile assembly plant in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton and closed a plant it had been operating in Indiana.

A division of Chrysler Group LLC, the most recent successor company to the Jeep brand, now holds trademark status on the name " Jeep " and the distinctive 7-slot front grille design.

On 4 January 1977, Montoneros guerrillas shot and killed Private Guillermo Félix Dimitri of the 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade on a drive-by shooting while he was on roadblock duty outside the Chrysler factory in the San Justo suburb of Buenos Aires.

Full-time all-wheel drive was introduced to North American minivans in 1990 with the Ford Aerostar's E-4WD option, followed in 1991 by the Toyota Previa All-Trac, and in 1992 on models made by Chrysler.

Chrysler had also been developing a minivan based on the Chrysler K platform, releasing the boxy Dodge Caravan / Plymouth Voyager earlier than the Espace, in 1983.

Shortly after their arrival, the Chrysler minivans competed against the truck-based front-engine, rear drive Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari ( based on a reworked 1st generation S-10 platform ), and Ford Aerostar ( based on a reworked 1st-generation Ranger platform ).

Daimler had recently come through a painful separation from their former American subsidiary Chrysler and needed a quick injection of cash in order to refocus on automotive production.

Chrysler would over the years come to rely heavily on their relationship with Mitsubishi.

Borrowing the recently introduced Chrysler Horizon from their European division, Dodge was able to get its new Omni subcompact on the market fairly quickly.

With bailout money in hand, Chrysler quickly set to work on new models that would leave the past behind.

Following Chrysler's takeover of the British Rootes Group, Simca of France, and Barreiros of Spain, and the resultant establishment of Chrysler Europe in the late 1960s, the Dodge brand was used on light commercial vehicles, most of which were previously branded Commer or Karrier, on pickup and van versions of the Simca 1100, on the Spanish Dodge Dart, and on heavy trucks built in Spain.

Following Chrysler Europe's collapse in 1977, and the sale of their assets to Peugeot, the Chrysler / Dodge British and Spanish factories were quickly passed on to Renault Véhicules Industriels, who gradually re-branded the range of vans and trucks as Renaults through the 1980s.

Later that year, the company launched products that appear to integrate elements from both sides of the company, including the Chrysler Crossfire, which was based on the Mercedes SLK platform and utilized Mercedes's 3. 2L V6, and the Dodge Sprinter / Freightliner Sprinter, a re-badged Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.

Firms such as Boeing, General Motors, Allen-Bradley, Chrysler, Eaton, and Whirlpool have worked on fuzzy logic for use in low-power refrigerators, improved automotive transmissions, and energy-efficient electric motors.

* Bendix Stromberg and Bendix Technico carburetors used on aircraft and vehicles made by Chrysler, IHC, Ford, GM, AMC, and Studebaker

* Carter, used on numerous makes of vehicles, including those made by Chrysler, IHC, Ford, GM, AMC, and Studebaker, as well as on industrial and agricultural equipment and small engines.

When the 88 was retired in 1999 ( with a Fiftieth Anniversary Edition ), its length of service was the longest model name used on American cars after the Chrysler New Yorker.

Chrysler, together with the Bendix Corporation, introduced a computerized, three-channel, four-sensor all-wheel ABS called " Sure Brake " for its 1971 Imperial.

The 1950 Crosley Hot Shot is often given credit for the first U. S. production disc brakes but the Chrysler Crown Imperial actually had them first as standard equipment at the beginning of the 1949 model year.

But because of the expense, the brakes were only standard on the Chrysler Crown Imperial through 1954 and the Town and Country Newport in 1950.

Electroluminescent automotive instrument panel backlighting, with each gauge pointer also an individual light source, entered production on 1960 Chrysler and Imperial passenger cars, and was continued successfully on several Chrysler vehicles through 1967.

* Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton, 1952 vehicle made for ceremonial purposes such as ticker-tape parades

* A Chrysler Imperial fan club describes different EGR control mechanisms

* Chrysler Corporation provides an in-car turntable 16⅔ rpm record player with 7-inch ultramicrogroove records in its luxury make, the Imperial.

US automakers manufactured a broad range of models during the 1950s and 1960s – from economical compact-sized models such as the Rambler American and the Studebaker Lark to the more expensive models such as the Packard Caribbean, Oldsmobile 98, and Imperial by Chrysler.

Chrysler used a flathead straight-8 in its premium Chrysler, Dodge and DeSoto cars, including the Imperial luxury model.

* Imperial ( automobile ), Chrysler Corporation's former luxury brand

* Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler's luxury car model

Ford wanted a superior and standalone up-market brand aside from Lincoln, to compete with General Motors ' Cadillac and Chrysler Corporation's Imperial brands.

* Chrysler ( 1926-30 — Imperial 80, 1929 Imperial L ; 1931-37 — Imperial Series CG, CH, CL, and CW Newports and Thunderbolts ; 1934 — CX ; 1935 — C-3 ; 1936 — C-11 ; 1937-48 — Custom Imperial, Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24, C-27, C-33, C-37, C-40 )

It was not until 1931 that Raymond started to display daredevil tendencies of his own, entering motor races in a privateer Chrysler Imperial.

McGinnis and McGowan had Chrysler Imperial automobiles custom made so that they could travel along the railroad's tracks to their country estates in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Glass-covered headlamps, used on e. g. the Jaguar E-Type, pre-1968 VW Beetle, 1965 Chrysler and Imperial models, Porsche 356, Citroën DS and Ferrari Daytona were no longer permitted and vehicles had to be imported with uncovered headlamps for the US market.

* Chrysler Imperial concept

Historically, Chrysler Canada sold vehicles under the Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, DeSoto, Valiant, and Imperial marques.